Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer, who was recently promoted to the team’s Triple A level, is reportedly “likely” to miss the remainder of the 2024 season due to injury.
Mayer, 21, is still yet to make his debut for Worcester (Boston’s Triple A affiliate) after being called up from Double A alongside fellow prospects Roman Anthony and Kyle Peel earlier in August.
Because of a lumbar strain, the shortstop last played on July 30 (at that point for Double A Portland). Now, according to Alex Speier of The Boston Globe, Mayer has switched to rehabbing at Fort Myers in Florida, noting that “his season is likely done.